Getting Accepted To An HBCU: A Guide
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"HBweCU" is taking audiences on a journey into Black America’s most precious institutions: our Historically Black Colleges and Universities. From the culture of HBCU Homecomings to the students, faculty and alumni of the 107 schools to the various topics that affect them, we’re committed to shining a light on these educational institutions. New content including articles, videos and photo galleries will display the best in Black Excellence and will feature the faces and voices of the very people who make HBCUs so memorable and special.

HBCU Kings and Queens 2022-2023

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GALLERIES

Homecoming Memories 2022: Florida A&M University

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HBCU Homecoming Memories 2022: Southern University and A&M College

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Homecoming Memories 2022: Howard University

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FEATURE STORIES

Why ‘Coming To America’ Has A Different Meaning For International HBCU Students

While a combination of a global pandemic, changes in immigration policy and the end of a scholarship program has slowed the pace a little, Black colleges are still a destination for international students.
12/14/2022

HBCU Students Find Ways To Make Their Side Hustles Ca-Ching

Bucking the stereotype of the “broke college student,” young Black entrepreneurs are finding ways to make their hobbies pad their paychecks.
12/05/2022

Another Type Of Homecoming: What's Behind The Jump in HBCU Enrollment?

For reasons ranging from better financial aid to academic environments that comes with a safer space, young people are increasingly turning to HBCUs.
10/21/2022
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HBCU Party Anthems: Wipe Me Down

Why Boosie Badazz's 2006 Hit Still Packs College Parties
10/28/2022

Generation to Generation: A Family Passes Down The HBCU Tradition

One point of pride for many parents is when their children attend the same college they did, for the Brandon family, that happened with an HBCU.
10/28/2022

Glamour Magazine's 2022 HBCU College Women of the Year

Karyn Onyeneho Is a Maverick for Change in the Field of Human Genetics

Onyeneho, 39, recently earned her PhD from Howard University and is working full-time at the National Institutes of Health to focus on diversity and equity in the public health space.
12/01/2022

Evolone Layne Is Taking Over STEM, One App at a Time

The Howard University junior intertwines her love for music with her passion for artificial intelligence, and she’s committed to using technology to help her community.
12/01/2022

Kennedy Whisenant Is Working to Make Inclusive Fashion a Reality

Only the second African American woman to win Miss Collegiate America 2022, the Clark Atlanta student is taking support from her HBCU village and aiming high.
12/01/2022

Noella Williams: Activist, Anime Fan, Author

After transferring to Florida’s largest historically Black university, Williams’s world opened up when she realized that there was space for reproductive justice and radical politics at Florida A&M.
12/01/2022

Maisie Brown, 21, Is Becoming the Face and Voice of the Jackson Water Crisis

The Jackson State University sophomore is leading the effort to deliver drinking water to residents who can’t make it to the city’s distribution centers.
12/01/2022

Mallory Butts Is Putting Black Beauty First

She used to make her own beauty products as a kid. Now the 19-year-old Spelman College chemical engineering student is on her way to making it her job.
12/01/2022

Winslyn Parrish Is on a Mission to Destigmatize Therapy for Black Women

After losing her mother a year ago, Parrish has doubled down on her commitment to embrace community, prioritize her mental health, and lean into the health justice space—all while maintaining a 4.0. How does she do it? A lot of therapy.
12/01/2022

Kennedy Orr Wants to Create a Cannabis Industry for the Culture

Forging a space where the Black community can enter the leafy business is a feat, but with an HBCU education, Orr knows anything is possible.
12/01/2022

VIDEOS

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HBCU Party Anthems: 'Da Butt' by EU

Now regarded as a classic, the song introduced everyone to go-go music, something that had long been a mainstay of HBCUs near Washington D.C.
10/18/2022
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Black College Love: HBCUs Impact On Pop Culture Moments.

Did an HBCU romance have an impact on your love life? Here's how love at Black Colleges influence so much mainstream culture
10/12/2022
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HBCU Party Anthems: 'Before I Let Go' By Frankie Beverly and Maze

We salute the artists who created songs synonymous with HBCU homecomings and Black celebrations.
10/07/2022

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The HBCU Runway: Looking Good at Homecoming and Feelin' It

If you want to look fierce during Homecoming season, check out these fashion influencers who know what style is and how to work it!
10/21/2022
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HBCU Phenom: Sean 'Diddy' Combs -- From Howard U To Superstardom

Starting out at HU in the late 80s, the Harlem-bred impresario moved from the campus to being one of the most prolific creators in music history.
10/21/2022

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U.S. Companies Stepped Up Donations To HBCUs

After years of decline, corporations and philanthropic organizations have increased giving to HBCUs.
06/02/2023

Why Are There So Few Black Doctors Serving NFL Teams? The League Has A Solution

The NFL has established the Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative to recruit more Black doctors to work in the field.
05/31/2023
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BET's Ed Gordon Interviews ASU Student Diamond Richard About Her Mental Health

Diamond Richard discusses her mental health challenges navigating college life.
05/12/2023
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BET's Ed Gordon Interviews Taraji P. Henson About Her Boris Lawrence Henson Foundation

Ed Gordon asks Taraji P. Henson why she launched a mental health foundation.
05/12/2023

Alabama HBCU Withdraws From U.S. News and World Report Ranking

The school is the first HBCU to announce its withdrawal from the annual ranking system.
05/12/2023

How Taraji P. Henson Is Helping To Boost HBCU Mental Health With ‘She Care Wellness Pods’

The Black community faces a mental health crisis and struggles to shake the stigma attached, but a new initiative is seeking a solution.
05/11/2023

President Joe Biden To Speak At Howard Commencement

Biden will be the seventh sitting U.S. president to deliver the keynote address at the school.
05/08/2023

Pepsi & Mary J. Blige Announces HBCU 'Strength of a Woman' Scholarship

The beverage company is donating $200,000 towards the initiative.
05/05/2023

HBCUs Received Far Less Money From Foundations Than Ivy League Schools, Study Shows

A recent report revealed that HBCUs were given 178 times less funding from the largest foundations than Ivy League schools.
05/03/2023

Deion Sanders Criticizes NFL Teams For Overlooking HBCU Talent In The Draft

Only one HBCU player was taken in the 2023 NFL Draft and that didn’t sit well with the former Jackson State coach.
05/01/2023

Jermaine Dupri Says Discourse About Upcoming ‘Freaknik’ Doc is ‘Disrespectful’

The award-winning producer recently opened up about the movie with Tamron Hall.
05/01/2023